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The Moorabool River is a river in Victoria, Australia, which runs for 160 kilometres [1] through several small towns such as Meredith, Anakie, and Staughton Vale. It runs into the Barwon River at Fyansford. It is believed that the name Moorabool derives from an Aboriginal word meaning the cry of a curlew or a ghost. [2]
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The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state. It covers an area of 2,111 square kilometres (815 sq mi) and, in June 2018, had a population of 34,158. [ 1 ]
The four-lane Barwon Bridge carries Moorabool Street over the river, and is located on the site of the first Barwon crossing. The first wooden bridge opened early in 1848. Tolled by the South Barwon council, it was swept away in a flood four years later, on 23 May 1852.
It is located on the banks of the Moorabool River and on the Midland Highway. The town is divided between the City of Greater Geelong and Golden Plains Shire.
Moorabool contains a number of heritage listed sites, including: Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2 [3] 275 Ballan Road, Moorabool railway station [4] Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Moorabool River Railway Viaduct [5]
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